Posts Tagged ‘china’

Overnight the Seal team has been in action. Labour’s new attack unit has been targeting David Cameron’s Beijing trip, with some success. “PM and cronies off to charm China”, reports the Mail. ...
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David Cameron arrived in China last night for his first visit in three years. It was put off following the Dalai Lama controversy, but the governments have reached an accommodation (they've agreed not...
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My Dad won't like this. As a massive Sinophile, he won't hear a bad word said about the Chinese and their honourable intentions. But here are two pieces I'd like to draw to your attention which offer ...
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Here are two bits of David Cameron-related news. 1) On a trip to India, Mr Cameron has again insisted that there is no limit on the number of Indian students who can come to the UK. It's a "myth" that...
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The images from the Philippines are difficult to compute. The extent of the suffering and distress is unimaginable. Going into day five of the crisis, aid agencies warn that, after the typhoon, diseas...
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The City is open for Islamic business. That's the message from David Cameron today at the World Islamic Economic Forum. The UK government wants to start issuing Sukuk bonds, essentially allowing it to...
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Ministers are about to ensure that we pay double the current electricity price for nuclear energy for the next 35 years, even as they attack renewables subsidies that will end far earlier. The result,...
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It is said that George Osborne values personal relationships much more than ideology or ethics when it comes to politics. He loves the game of networking and schmoozing other powerful figures, whether...
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As Boris Johnson and George Osborne’s tour of China draws to a close, I thought it might be useful to exhume some remarks Mr Osborne made about China eight years ago. The article appeared in the Spe...
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Now we know what George Osborne means by openness. Chinese energy companies, which are, in effect, arms of the market communist state, will be allowed to own and operate British nuclear plants. The ke...
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